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Yes, here's a registry fix from MalwareBytes <a href="http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=44880" rel="ugc">http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=44880</a>&nbsp;in the second post.
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Yes, here's a registry fix from MalwareBytes http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=44880 [http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=44880] in the second post.

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any way go to the start menu and go to the control panel or go to the start menu go to all programs then system tools then system restore and do that to the last time you can remember that it didnt do this......................<wbr />....<br />

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any way go to the start menu and go to the control panel or go to the start menu go to all programs then system tools then system restore and do that to the last time you can remember that it didnt do this..........................


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When I boot up Windows XP and try to run a .exe file it says it doesn't not know what program to use to open it. I just removed a bunch of viruses, could they have whacked something in the registry? 
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When I boot up Windows XP and try to run a .exe file it says it doesn't not know what program to use to open it. I just removed a bunch of viruses, could they have whacked something in the registry? 

.exe files won't run in Windows XP

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